Bonneau hired as AHL assistant coach with San Jose Barracuda

<span class="Normal">Jimmy Bonneau, right, battles for the puck with Will Thompson during a Charlottetown Islanders practice in 2015.</span>

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P.E.I. Rocket forward Jimmy Bonneau, right, and Lewiston's Olivier Legault fight during the first period of a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game in 2004.

Former P.E.I. Rocket was a scout for the past two seasons with the Sharks organization

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – P.E.I. Rocket fan favourite Jimmy Bonneau will be an assistant coach in the AHL this season.

San Jose Barracuda, the farm team of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks, recently announced the Baie-Comeau, Que., native and Michael Chiasson will join head coach Roy Sommer’s staff. The new assistants both recently worked in the Sharks scouting department.

“It became clear from the beginning that when Jimmy and Michael joined our organization they had an aptitude for coaching,” said Barracuda general manager Joe Will. “Both men have great knowledge of the game and are going to really help develop our young players. We're excited to have them join the Barracuda coaching staff.”
Bonneau worked as a scout for two seasons after playing 11 years in the AHL and ECHL.